Ontario Helping Workers Access Skills Training Faster
Photo by Mikael Blomkvist from Pexels The Ontario government will be introducing a series of proposed changes to protect workers, including cutting red tape to accelerate the construction of Skills Development Fund (SDF) training centres. […]
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Quebec police open criminal investigation into fatal construction site collapse
A collapse is seen on a construction site in Blainville, Que., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi Police have opened a criminal negligence investigation into the fatal collapse of retaining walls on […]
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Ontario to require defibrillators on construction sites
Labour Minister David Piccini attends Question Period at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston Ontario is planning to require certain construction sites to have automatic external defibrillators. Labour […]
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Ford’s Growth Plan Rests on Shaky Ground
Doug Ford’s re-election handed him a third term as Ontario’s Premier, built in part on his Build Ontario agenda—more housing, highways, and infrastructure. It’s an ambitious promise to transform the province into an economic powerhouse. […]
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Ontario construction unemployment high as labour force and employment diverge: OCS
A recent economic report by the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) revealed that construction employment contracted -0.9 per cent year-over-year in April, in stark contrast to the 3.8 per cent year-over-year increase in the labour force. The […]
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